Reel-holder.



. I PATENTED'APR. 21,- 1908. J. P. WEAVER. REEL'HOLDBR. APPL IGATION IILED 0018,1907.

Wit" eases UNITED STATES JOHN P. WEAVER, OFI'TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

. REEL-HOLDER,

. Specification of Application filed October 8,

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, JOHN P. WEAV R, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, in thecounty of Vigo and State of In- I diana, have invented certain new and useful following is a specification;

My mvention relates to certain new and Improvements in Reel-Holders,- of which the useful improvements in reel holders, and the object of my invention is to improve devices oithis character n1 WlllCll. there 1s a SPIIIIO actuated drum upon which a length of cord or chain is woundand which can be automat-. ically held with the cord or chain unwound and which can be released sothat the cord or chain will be re-wound upon the reel by a slight pull'on the cord or chain.

Another object of my invention is to roduce a device of this character which wi 1 be simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, ositive in its operations, durable and not liiely to get out of order.

WVith these and other objects in view my I invention-comprises broadly a casing within which is journaled a reel, a length of cord or .'chain connected to the reel, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one direction and wind the cord or chainthereon, the reel carrying a stop with which a pawl mounted on the easing co-acts, the construction and location of the pawl being .such that it is positively thrown into and out of engagement with the stop on the reel'by the manipulation of. the chain or cord.

The invention also consists in certain con structions, combinations and arrangements of parts the referred formtof which will be 1 first describe in connection with the accompanyirn drawings and then the invention particu arly pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings wherein I show one form of my invention and wherein the same part 'is designated by the same reference numeral wherever it occurs Figure l isla perspective view of my device with the cover v separated; Fig. 2 is a rear viewpartly broken away; Fig. 3 is a central cross section; Fig.4 1s a pers ectlve view of th'ebase portion with the paw separated; Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the reel; Fig. 6 visa sectionalyiiew showing a detaihof construction. p

1 designates a back plate provided with an I upwardly extending flange 2, and 3 is a post secured in thecenter of the'back plate on which the reel4 is journalerh The back plate 1 is preferably provided witha safety 5 invention.

Letters Pate. Patented April 21, 190s.

1907. Serial No. 396,379.

and passing through openings in the back.

plate 1, with their central portion lying in depressions 7 formed in the back plate. The central ortion of thesewires are preferabl arranged parallel to each otherwith their ends extending up on each side of the central post 3. These wires are adapted toengage the free end of the .coil spring by which the drum isactuated in a manner to be hereinaftefgdescribed. In the broad aspect of my invention the particular construction and arrangement of this means for securing one end of the helical spring is not essential, and the same may be changed or modified if desired.

. 8 designates a wire passing through theback plate near the periphery, one end of the wire being preferably bent into V-shape form and soldered into a similarly shapedde ression in the back plate. The wire eXten s ii adjacent to the flange 2 and on this Wire is journaled a pawl 9 having its outer end centrally cut away at 10. structionof the journal for this pawl and the The particular conmanner of securing the same to the back plate is entirely immaterial, and may be modified or changed if desired and the particular construction of the pawl may also be modified without departing from my broad "The reelr4 mounted upon the central post 3. To one end of this sleeve is secured the disk 12, and spaced from the disk 12 by means lift-T; the

flange 13 is a similar disk 14, the disks T2 and 14 being united together by the flange 13.

The flange 13 forms the drum of the reel around which a cord or chain 15 is wound, the flanges acting to keep the chain or -cord upon the drum. Within the flange 13 I mount the helical spring v16, one. end of which is connected to the inner side of the flange 13 and the other end of which is provided with a hooked portion'17 adapted to engage one is preferably constructed with a central sleeve 11 adapted to be rotatably the spring.

-foration 24 inthe late 12 o or more oi the projecting pins 6 whereby the inner end of the spring is secured to the back omrotating under the influence of the spring. I have shown two pairs of notches 'inthe drawing, but it is understood that only one pair'is necessary, though more than two ,pairs maybe PIOV'ldGdif desired. It may -also be observed that in my invention as broadly considered the character and loca- '-tion of these notches is not essential, as all that is reqliliired is that the drum'carry astop with whic the pawl may co-act to hold the drum ainst rotation under the influence of by engaging the looped end 17 of the spring .With theqprojecting ends of the U-shaped wires 6 and passing the sleeve 11 over the central post 3. Thecord or chain 15 is then passed out through the notch 10 inthe pawl 9.

19 is a cover plate provided with the flange 20 ada ted to pass over the flange 2 of the back p ate and this cover is preferably pro vided with some means for securing it in place. As' shown this means consists of the projections 21 on the inner side of the flange adapted to engage corresponding depressions 22 in the flange 2.

' 23 is a central projection on theinner face of the cover adapted to engage a central perthe reel, to assist in centering t e same, and also to prevent the cover pressing against the face of the disk 12. In the flange 20 I provide an opening 25 through which the cord or chain passes from the reel. shown, is in the form of an open s ot in order to sim lify the assembling ol'the parts.

In the operation of'my device, when the parts are assembled as described, and the chain or cord is ulled in-the direction indicated by the ful lines in Fig. 1, the pawl 9 will beheld out of engagement with .the stops 18. W en, however, the chain or cord isv moved to t e position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the spring is permitted to wind up upon the drum, the pawl will, by the action 0 the chain or cord, be drawn into contact 'with the stop and the drum will be held in opposition to the pull of the spring. When it s desired to wind the chain upon the reel it is only necessary to pull the chain slightly in the direction shown in full lines in Fig. 1, when the pawl will be lifted out of engagement with the stop and the spring permitted to wind'the cham orcord upon the drum. Y While I have described what I believe to be the preferred form of my invention, I desire to have it understood that many changes can The drum is. placed in position The 0 ening, as

aistaple exten seams be made in the form, construction and arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spurt of my invention.

In the claims I use the term cord to denote the art 15, but it is to be understood that by t e term cord I mean to include not only what is strictly a cord, but also a chain or other flexible device which may be used if desired.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is v 1. A reel holder comprising a casing, a reel journaled Within the casing, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one direction, a cord adapted to be wound up on the reel and means for holding the reel, said means being adapted to be drawn into and out of engage ment with the reel by the cord 2. A reel holder comprising a casing, a reel "journaled within the casing and provided with a stop, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one direction, a cord adapted to be wound upon the reel and a pawl pivoted to the casing and adapted for engagement with the stop, said pawl being adapted to be drawn into and out of engagement with the stop by the cord.

3. A reel holder comprising a casing, a reel journaled within the casing and provided with a stop, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one direction, a cord adapted to be woundon the reel, a pawl pivoted to the casing and adapted for engagement with the stop, said pawl being provided with a notch in its outer end, the pawl being positioned and arranged so that the cord will pass through the notch thereof and the movement of the cord will throw the pawl into and out of engagement with the stop.

4. A reel holder comprising a casing, a reel journaled within the casing and provided with a notch in its periphery, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one, direction, a cord adapted to be wound on the reel, and a pawl pivoted to the casing and adapted for engagement with the notch, said pawl being adapted to be drawn into and out of engagement with the notch by the cord. I

5. A reel holder comprising a casing, areel journaled in the casing and provided with a notch in its periphery, a spring adapted to rotate the reel in one direction, a cord ada )ted to be wound on the reel, a pawl provi ed with a notch in its outer end pivoted to the casing and arranged for engagement with the stop, said pawl bein positioned and arranged so that the cord wi pass through the notch in the pawl and the pawl be thrown into and out of engagement with the notch in the reel by the movement of the cord.

6. A-reel holder comprising a back plate, a central post ri idlysecured to the bac plate,

ding through the back late adjacent to the post, a reel journals on the central post rigidly secured to the bac post, a helical spring located within the reel haviiig its ends conriectedv with the staples 10 and having its ends connected with the staple and the reel respectively.

and the reelvres ectively. g In" testimony whereof I alfix my signature 7. A reel hol er comprising aback Elate, a in presence of two witnesses.

. p i a pair of staples'extending through theback JOHN WEAVER plate, one-staple being located on each side of Witnesses:

the post, a reel journaled on the post, a FRANCIS M. PHELPS,

helical spring located within the reel end K. E. KLEIN. 

